GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |